blueteamnovel Chapter 60 A Fire
Chapter 60 A Fire
In the Meijiang River.
"Madam, we've stalled for enough time. Let's retreat!"
"Weng Jingyuan was killed by Pei Jing. His combat strength far surpasses ours, and he also has so many gunmen supporting him. We are no match for him."
"General Tuo has been severely wounded by those new cannons. If this continues, none of us will be able to leave, and your General Tuo may also die here."
Gu Yan looked at Princess Jiang and urged her repeatedly.
Their purpose in coming here was to delay the arrival of the Yunnan-Guizhou reinforcements at the Meijiang Wharf.
Everything was going smoothly until a burly man named Pei Jing appeared on the ship, carrying a new type of cannon and bombarding General Tuo. Even though General Tuo reacted quickly, he was still hit on the tail by the new cannon, which affected his actions.
After Pei Jing's initial attack proved effective, he repeated his tactic, carrying a cannon in pursuit and severely wounding General Tuo, seemingly intent on killing him outright.
Seeing this, Princess Jiang sent Weng Jingyuan to stop Pei Jing.
Weng Jingyuan successfully stopped the enemy, buying General Tuo time to hide underwater, but Weng Jingyuan, the Spirit Talisman Official, was beaten to death by Pei Jing.
At this moment, Pei Jing's gaze was already fixed on them, and he began to move, his intentions extremely clear.
"Let's retreat!"
Princess Jiang's expression was not very good.
Pei Jing, this martial arts master who suddenly appeared, was not something they had expected.
Otherwise, according to their original plan, with General Tuo as the main force and them as the auxiliary force, they would delay the arrival of the Yunnan reinforcements at the Meijiang Wharf.
Princess Jiang knew very well that they hadn't had enough time to stall, but without General Tuo, even if they fought desperately, they couldn't delay for long.
These reinforcements included martial arts masters and powerful new firearms.
When the machine gun fired, they had to retreat, otherwise, if two shots hit the same spot, the air membrane on their bodies would be ruptured, and they would die from the machine gun bullets.
Moreover, Princess Jiang knew that Jiang Guan valued General Tuo far more than any of them. If General Tuo died here, even though she was Jiang Guan's first wife, she would be severely punished and might even lose her status as his first wife.
On the contrary, the punishment for failing an internal mission was not as severe.
As soon as Princess Jiang finished speaking, the three of them quickly retreated, jumped into the Meijiang River, and swam towards General Tuo's location.
"These cultists are really fast."
Pei Jing stood on the ship, carrying a new type of cannon on his back.
"boom!"
The cannon was aimed at the spot where the three men had landed, and a shot was fired.
Pei Jing looked into the water, and seeing no bodies float to the surface, he set up the new cannons and headed towards the location of Dao Yin Wenhan and Yang Changhong.
"Sir, those three thieves and the strange beast have escaped!"
Pei Jing came to Wen Han's side, bowed, and clasped his hands in greeting.
His tall and imposing appearance made people exclaim in admiration that he was a truly fierce general.
Pei Jing's performance just now lived up to his reputation as a fierce general.
"It's alright, these cult members hiding won't get away!"
"When the province launches a full-scale crackdown, they will surely be brought to justice."
Wen Han waved her hand dismissively and said.
He was very satisfied with Pei Jing's performance.
The techniques he had just displayed amazed Yang Changhong, who was standing to the side, and made him very proud.
"Full speed ahead, heading to Yongkang County."
After confirming that the large ship at the front could still operate normally, Wen Han gave the order.
To him, these cultists blocking his way were just a minor incident.
First, go to Yongkang County to deal with the cultists causing trouble, then go to Yuning County to provide support.
He was very satisfied with the performance of the soldiers on the ship. Even when suddenly attacked, they were able to react in time and take the best measures to block the attacking enemies.
......
"What?"
"Second Young Master, are you really going to burn this dock down?"
Jiang Lang looked at Yang Jian, utterly shocked.
Although he was also troubled by not being able to find out what was wrong with the dock, he never thought of burning it down.
Jiang Lang knew very well that although there were fewer pedestrians at the Meijiang Wharf these days, it was still a place where the local people relied on for their livelihood. Once the people from the Divine Talisman Society resolved the issue, the place would return to its former appearance.
This place will once again become one of the economic pillars of Yongkang County.
"Reinforcements from Yunnan Province are arriving soon!"
"We can't see anything wrong with the dock, so let's just burn it down."
"As long as the Yunnan reinforcements arrive safely, the remaining cultists in the grass shed area will be quickly cleared out, and the county will truly return to its former peace."
"After the Yunnan reinforcements clear out the cultists in the county, they will definitely continue to pursue them, and the Divine Talisman Society will not have the energy to keep an eye on Yongkang County."
"Otherwise, if there really are traps here that we can't find, and if the Yunnan reinforcements are severely damaged by these traps when they arrive, the situation could become uncontrollable!"
"The Divine Symbol Society will definitely send more people to seize the city then. At that point, it won't be as simple as just burning down a dock!"
"Burning down this dock now will only take more time and money to repair later. As long as Yongkang County is safe and sound, this loss is nothing."
Yang Jian's gaze was firm, and his tone resolute.
He was well aware of the importance of the Meijiang Wharf.
However, since we've already suspected there's a problem here, let's deal with it directly.
If they can't find the problem, they just burn it.
No matter what methods the divine talisman employs, it can be burned along with the talisman.
"I am acting in the name of the Yang family in this matter."
"I poured kerosene on it and lit it myself."
Yang Jian continued.
The burning of the Meijiang Wharf was certainly controversial, and to avoid getting entangled and wasting time, he took matters into his own hands.
We can talk about it after Yongkang County is safe.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Lang stopped trying to persuade him.
Deep down, he also felt that Yang Jian's approach was more correct.
The relative importance of the safety of a single dock versus the safety of the entire Yongkang County is immediately apparent.
When Jiang Lang arranged for kerosene to be poured on the Meijiang Wharf, many of the forces that came to provide support objected, and some even tried to take action on the spot.
However, after learning that Yang Jian was representing the Yang family and would personally light the fire, these people acquiesced!
With no one stopping them, Jiang Lang and his men quickly poured kerosene all over the dock.
After everyone on the dock had left, Yang Jian threw the torch in.
The fire spread instantly, and soon the entire Meijiang Wharf was engulfed in flames. Next to them, a yellow warning flag was still hanging high.
The raging fire grew stronger and stronger, but it was contained on the dock and did not spread to other places.
The crowd looked at the dock, which appeared to be innocuous, with a strange glint in their eyes as they looked at Yang Jian.
Many people believe that Yang Jian is worrying unnecessarily, burning down a dock for nothing and causing significant losses to the city's forces.
"Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!"
Just then, amidst the raging flames, clusters of red phantoms suddenly appeared.
These red phantoms tried to fly away, but were burned by the raging fire and turned into nothingness, disappearing without a trace.
As the fire grew larger, the mournful cries became louder and louder, sending chills down one's spine.